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berate

[bih-reyt] / bɪˈreɪt /


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He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

But we were stunned to hear her berate an audience member in the front of the stalls who had been texting throughout the final, most moving scene.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Lanning still recalls that early during his brief stint, he stepped in to run a drill, only for Saban to berate him for teaching it incorrectly to the watching players.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch Dec. 2, 2025

Was it Mother come to berate me, or Harry come to rescue me?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

On Thorns, the pensive opening song of The Clearing, she even berates herself for "making a song and dance" about the break-up that inspired Wolf Alice's previous album, Blue Weekend.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

In Season 1, Deborah berates her daughter about her lack of a prenup in a very public birthday dinner speech, but then reluctantly attends her drive-thru wedding via FaceTime.

From Salon May 16, 2025

I like it when Bill Plaschke berates himself.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2024

Before you think I’m that neighbor, one who complains about the kid’s basketball rolling into my flower bed, or who berates people for leaving their trash bin out past trash day, I’m not.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

First, she berates Carla, who as the oldest was in charge and had orders to stick with Manuel and Fifi as their in-car chaperone.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

The state council report said Regan often berated Pugh when she worked at SEIU.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Judge Subramanian berated both sides for their failure to swiftly disclose the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

The station commander approached the gate of the courtyard to observe us, and then came over and berated me for standing with my hands in my pockets.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

And he was angry, berating Kingsley for giving Cretton a hard time and proclaiming how much he wanted to be in this new movie.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Top of Wooden’s list was an insistence that Close could succeed without berating players.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

The Australian skipper removed him for a 13th time in Tests, more than any other bowler, with a furious Root berating himself after prodding at a full delivery and feathering to Carey.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 2025

Then she went over to the couch and woke him up and started berating him for nearly burning the house down.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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